You nailed it, Shlomo, I had been creating the PDF by printing to the logical printer, and it turns out that you MUST SaveAs PDF.
Thanks! Art On 9/23/07, Shlomo Perets <shlomo2 at microtype.com> wrote: > Art, > > You wrote: > > >... the question on the table is whether Acrobat 8 Pro can take 3D output > >from Frame and generate a 3D > >PDF... > > * Distiller 7 and later versions support embedding of U3D files in PDFs. > The authoring application does not matter for this process, as long as the > 3D data is defined properly in the PS file being distilled. I'm not aware > of any differences between the Distiller application included with Acrobat > Professional and Acrobat 3D (or even Acrobat Standard). > > * Make sure that in File > Preferences, the "Don't embed 3D model file in > PDF" preference is turned off. > > * Are you using "Save as PDF"? Support for the embedding of U3D files in > PDFs in FrameMaker 8.0 only works when using "Save as PDF" (when printing > to a PS file and distilling, an inactive bitmap of the 3D model is displayed). > > * Are there any 3D-related messages in the console? > > > Shlomo Perets > > MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker > FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat > TimeSavers/Assistants > FM-to-PDF Assistants: Navigation, Form, Presentation, Multimedia & 3D > > -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
